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The Lost Top-Secret Pearl Harbor Mission

May 06, 2017 ·

During the early days of the war in Europe, the United States implemented a program within Hawaii that selected a group of prominent citizens throughout Honolulu who would be of strategic value in the event of an act of war against the nation. While the US did its best to avoid joining the war, by 1941, after […]

Turning Point: The Battle of Midway

May 06, 2017 ·

On December 7th, 1941, an aerial force of the Imperial Japanese Navy entered American airspace and commenced one of the worst attacks ever felt on American soil. The Territory of Hawaii came under fire as Japanese bombers and fighter planes fired off a relentless barrage, devastating the US Pacific Fleet. Over 2,400 Americans died […]

The US Navy's Recovery After Pearl Harbor

May 05, 2017 ·

There’s a reason Japan set its sights on Pearl Harbor. It wasn’t just to send a message to the United States, to show that it wouldn’t stand by while the Americans placed an embargo on the country’s trade. It was a preemptive maneuver to try and diminish the usefulness of the US Navy in the […]

The Inevitable War, the Surprise Attack

May 03, 2017 ·

That tensions between the United States and Japan were reaching an all-time high was no surprise. Japanese advances across Asia didn’t bode well for American interests, despite trade deals that saw exports of steel and other raw materials coming from the US to supply Japan’s industries. While much of the nation was against the notion of […]

75 Years of History in One Place

May 03, 2017 ·

American history can be observed and experienced all across the United States. From the museums in Washington DC to the Old West landmarks along Route 66, you’re never too far from a historic journey through time. One such spot is the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor, memorializing the surprise attack […]

Japan’s Attack Force at Pearl Harbor

May 03, 2017 ·

For the Imperial Japanese Navy to successfully pull off an attack on American territory, it needed two things: the element of surprise and a sizable force. By the morning of December 7th, 1941, they had accomplished both, resulting in the deaths of over 2,000 servicemen and civilians, and the American shift in policy in regard to World War […]

Pearl Harbor and the End of American Isolationism

May 02, 2017 ·

When you look at the policies of the United States today, it’s pretty easy to tell that it isn’t a nation driven by any sort of isolationism. Sometimes chided for being too involved in the world’s affairs, America wasn’t always as involved as it is today. In fact, looking back to the history of World War II, […]

The Economic Warfare that Led to Pearl Harbor

April 29, 2017 ·

The conflict between the United States and Japan has long since been extinguished, but over 75 years ago, the two powers were locked in a tense struggle. Before Japan and the US became locked in bloody battles across the Pacific, and before the Imperial Japanese Navy launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the US had […]

The Words of Pearl Harbor

April 29, 2017 ·

Take a look through major events in world history and you’ll notice an aspect common to them all – every event can be defined by the words of the people who were part of it. Over 75 years ago, the United States was devastated by the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Across the Pacific, the […]

The Terror of Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Thunder Fish

April 28, 2017 ·

Though it sounds more like a mythological monster, the Thunder Fish was a real object that played a vital role in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Otherwise known as a variant of the Type 91 aerial torpedo, this pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the US Navy’s worst enemy on December 7th, 1941. While torpedoes […]

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The Lost Top-Secret Pearl Harbor Mission

Turning Point: The Battle of Midway

The US Navy's Recovery After Pearl Harbor

The Inevitable War, the Surprise Attack

75 Years of History in One Place

Japan’s Attack Force at Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor and the End of American Isolationism

The Economic Warfare that Led to Pearl Harbor

The Words of Pearl Harbor

The Terror of Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Thunder Fish

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